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System of a Dog

Salem, Oregon

4.9/5· 32 Google reviews

About System of a Dog

"Dog training for every person. We train you to train your dog." Jason Tonkin brings over 24 years of experience working, training, and rehabilitating dogs and their owners. Kellie Tonkin joined Jason in 2019 and brings over 17 years experience. "Together we can custom tailor the training to each individual dog and person according to their goals and needs." We are mobile, and WE COME TO YOU!

Training & services

Training goals

  • Crate training
  • Leash training
  • Socialization Customer-reported

Behavior support

  • Aggression training

How training happens

  • Board and train
  • Day training
    Program details

    Mountain Bound Hounds and One on one training available. www.systemofadog.com

  • Group classes
    Program details

    Www.systemofadog.com

  • In-home training
  • Owner coaching
  • Private training

Dog age

  • Puppies

Training approach

  • Balanced training

Other listed services

View 15 additional details
  • Day Boot Camp
  • Dog Behavior
  • Dog Training Lessons
  • Group Pack Hikes
    Program details

    Www.systemofadog.com

  • Handling Classes
  • Home Coaching
  • In- Home Dog Training
  • Intensive Training
  • Loose Lead Walking
  • Mobile Dog Training
  • Off Lead
  • Off Leash
  • Video Call Training
  • Virtual Coaching
  • Weekly Lessons

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Customer reviews

Google listing
4.9
out of 532 Google reviews

Mentioned in reviews

  • Helpful staff 4
  • Encouraging 3
  • Knowledgeable trainers 3
  • Love for dogs 3
  • Puppy behavior 3
  • Bond with dog 2
All 10 topics
  • Communicative 2
  • Easy to work with 2
  • Lunging 2
  • Socialization 2

Google review topics, not confirmed services.

32 collected reviews

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gigi dyer
5/5

We are very happy with the progress of our Rottweiler since our training started with System of a Dog. Jason and Kellie are both very knowledgeable and great to deal with. Highly recommended.

Malinda Ferber
5/5
I can not recommend System Of A Dog enough! Kellie and Jason are amazing and have helped us with our willful girl so much! They really know and love dogs and it's easy to see. They can predict dogs behavior, help correct bad behaviors and are always great about giving one on one …Read full reviewClose full review

I can not recommend System Of A Dog enough! Kellie and Jason are amazing and have helped us with our willful girl so much! They really know and love dogs and it's easy to see. They can predict dogs behavior, help correct bad behaviors and are always great about giving one on one advice. My husband and I both work full time so it's great to be able to send our young, energetic pup off to run off some of that energy. They also work with her on recall and manners while they have her. They post/send pictures of their days adventures so I can see how much fun she's having. And she just adores them! She gets excited EVERY time she sees them! They are really great and I highly recommend them!!

Cheryl West
5/5
The trainers of System Of A Dog are beyond exceptional! I had worked hard with my rescue to teach her how to be a dog, she has had many hurdles to overcome and when I ran out of training techniques, I was recommended to use these trainers. My dog has made more progress in 6 mth…Read full reviewClose full review

The trainers of System Of A Dog are beyond exceptional! I had worked hard with my rescue to teach her how to be a dog, she has had many hurdles to overcome and when I ran out of training techniques, I was recommended to use these trainers. My dog has made more progress in 6 mths here than than enitre last year! System Of A Dog is exactly that...Jason and Kellie know and understand dog behavior and know how to use positive influence and reward systems. They were able to teach my dog the confidence she needs to be social and where her attention should be in any situation. I am learning markers that actually make dog rehabilitation/training much easier because of body lanuguage. Dogs are respected, given positive attention and reinforcement. Learning to work with nautural dog instinct and body language has taken the frustraion away from me trying to find a new technique on my own. All the dogs love these 2 trainers and not only do they do one on one training, they do doggie day care WITH recall training and it's outdoors in different environments. Whatever a dog needs to learn, they learn and the pet owners learn HOW to train. I would recommend System Of A Dog to anyone who needs any kind of training, extra work, behavior changes, or guidence. I have full trust with them with my dog and they can help any breed, any human. They eat, breathe and live DOG. I'm so thankful for them.

Katie Hiebert
5/5

I cannot say enough positive things about SOAD! Our puppy LOVES her days with the pack. She literally runs to the door and waits for the van to pull up. We love it because she gets positive interaction with other dogs, training while out and about, and she’s exhausted when she returns lol! Jason and Kellie are definitely living their passion and it shows.

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